Cultural Icons Artist Francis Woods | Uncle Dwain

Uncle Dwain

Fine Art Photography

Artist Statement

I have a series titled Family Portraits, and this photograph is one result. As I grew up, my uncle Dwain made it clear that he didn’t want any children since they might be drafted into a war the way he was. He had three boys, none were drafted since that was terminated when they were young. I kept thinking about his Bombardier pin and how to make a statement about his dilemma. I came across this photograph of him when he was very young. He had no idea what was in store for him at that age.

The juxtaposition of the child and the symbol of the adult trauma symbolized him as a tragic individual. I used a large format 4″x5″ view camera to manipulate the focus and perspective on the back ground photograph of my uncle and the Bombardier pin on film. The lighting was also critical to make the pin texture visible along with the photo of my young uncle.

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